'Talking Dead' with Michonne; whassup; and blame the NFL

Talking Squawk, the official "Squawk Box" blog, provides tidbits, insights and some sarcastic reflections on the WEEK THAT WAS and the WEEK TO COME from the notepad of the show's senior executive producer.

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Whassup?!

So $16 billion to text for free on the Internet? That's what Facebook is spending to buy WhatsApp in a huge bet to capture and keep young people on a Facebook-owned platform.

We eventually did plenty of analysis.

But of course the first thing we thought of when the deal was announced was not the $16 billion price tag, or the future of Facebook or of mobile.

For us, the only thing we could think of was ... Whassup?—you know, that catchy slacker phrase from those old Budweiser commercials.

Of course, we played that sound about 500 times Thursday. We also got serious and started asking top analysts for their thoughts on the shocking price and what's really at the heart of the deal for Facebook.

CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera talks with speedskating coach Jillert Anema of the Netherlands about whether the disappointing performance by the U.S. team, and "Squawk Box" host Joe Kernen challenges the coach's assertion that America devotes too much time and money to football.

Simply put, Anema said, football is "a sport ... that sucks!"

But it got better. He then came on the air live with "Squawk" co-hosts Joe Kernen, Becky Quick and Steve Liesman to debate the issue, which almost created an international incident.

Yes, we love "The Walking Dead" and yes, maybe, just maybe, there is a very loose inspiration that ties the name of this "Talking Squawk" blog to "Talking Dead" (the show that follows "The Walking Dead," where guests talk about what they just saw on that night's episode).